On May 27th 1937, the opening ceremony for the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco took place…that’s 75 years ago. The historical bridge, the most photographed in the world, links the city of San Francisco, on the northern tip of…
Family Travel Websites To Inspire You
Family travel once in a while is important to bond and to have lasting memories. Sometimes it may be difficult having smaller kids and of different ages. Each of them have different needs that requires planning ahead and different approaches. It…
Wharfside Seafood Grille
^View from the upper deck of Wharfside Seafood Grille and entrance Written by H (hubby harold) It was a lovely morning in Victoria B.C. and we went about the gardens, sightseeing at the port and taking photos. It is to…
5 Reasons to Visit Venice: Romance and the Arts in Italian Veneto
Fascinating and charming sights and sounds await those who travel to Italy to visit the lagoon-surrounded sanctuary of Venice. The heavy tourist traffic is being pinpointed as one of the causes of the city’s decay. Despite, Venice remains to hold…
5 Reasons to Visit Prague: Bohemian Magic in East Central Europe
Reasons to Visit Prague? Aplenty. Escape into the preserved cobblestone walks, walled courtyards, and spire dotted skyline of Prague. Be magically transported to the majestic past as you walk through the streets of this capital city, moving among the mix…
5 Best Reasons to Visit Paris: Postcard Perfect Shots in France
Brush up on your French and take a trip to the French capital city of Paris. You have to know at least a few key phrases in French to put yourself right in the middle of Parisian settings that have…
6 Great Reasons Why We Love Ski Vacations
Winter is the longest season and being the coldest too, there are things you do and love in the summer that you can’t do in winter… (And it also goes the other way around). Ski vacations; snowboarding, snowshoeing and skiing…
Rail Tickets for Less
How to get rail tickets for less, you ask? There are ways not known to many on how to save on rail tickets. Travell ing is fun but not so for the pocket. If Go Euro (2019: now Omio)…
Prague’s Dancing House
Or the Drunk House is a building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic at Rašínovo nábřeží 80, 120 00 Praha 2. Technically the Nationale-Nederlandenbuilding. It was designed by Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in cooperation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront lot. The building was originally called Fred and Ginger,…
Nuremberg – Some Buildings To See
River Flowing Under A Hospital Standing at the Fleischbridge in Nürnberg’s old town, I was fascinated with this building. Water runs underneath, falling pelargonias adorn the red-paned windows and its color of brown bricks – my kind of a scene…
Back Factory, Nuremberg
We visited mom-in-law some time ago. We decided to explore Nuremberg, a city beside where she lives one Saturday. After an hour or more of walking around the old town, the kids asked for some doughnuts….knowing that yummy doughnuts…
Prague’s Orloj (Astronomical Clock) – Oldest At Work
During our trip to Prague I was determined to see one historical piece of artifact; the Astronomical clock, Orloj. Although the third oldest clock in the world, it is the oldest one still working — since 1410. This alone is…
